From Iain S. Thomas, the creator of I Wrote This For You, and artist Carla Kreuser comes a collection of 300 things they truly and sincerely hope for you: from wishing you always have a pen, to hoping you’re never...
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Statement from PEN International: 19 July 2016 – There are disturbing signs of an intensified crackdown on freedom of expression, including online freedom, as well as attacks on journalists by non-state actors in Turkey, following the attempted military coup on...
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PEN South Africa, one of the two South African affiliates of the international institution composed of writers, poets, editors and journalists, who promote literature and freedom of expression, is outraged at the summary dismissal of eight journalists by the SA...
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When the Copyright Amendment Bill was tabled last year, both PEN SA and PEN Afrikaans submitted comments (read PEN SA’s statement here) and informed their members, consisting of writers, publishers, translators, editors and journalists, of the possible detrimental effects the...
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Deadline: 29 July 2016 Press release from Jacana Media: Entries for the sixth annual Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award and Anthology are now open! The project is made possible thanks to the ongoing support of the European Union. The...
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